A couple weeks ago I was at Microcenter and noticed a new small laptop. The laptop that I noticed was a Toshiba Satellite T115-S1105 the price and form factor fit what I had been thinking about for some time. This machine looks like a netbook, but is much more for not much more money. In fact I had started by looking at the Toshiba NB205, but I was going to want to upgrade Windows and the RAM in the computer, so why not opt for this other version. I must say that I am happy with the laptop. It is not the most powerful machine in the world, but for the size and battery life, it does what I need it to most of the time. It is rated at 9 hours and 20 minutes of battery life, now I have not really tested this to see, but I have easily gotten over six hours with no issue and battery to go. It handles web browsing and basic office type tasks with ease. iTunes can at times being the machine to a crawl as can video play back. Both of these seem to be related to the U2700 CPU that is in the machine. The CPU is a ultra low voltage chip that gives great battery life, but is a bit on the weak side. It will play back most video fine, but may stutter from time to time if something else is going on. Also, the buttons for the touch pad are a bit stiff. The button is a single piece with a sensor on both ends and for it to work you really need to click on the end of it otherwise the click does not register.
All things considered I am very happy with this machine as it is small, light weight and has a battery that will last all day.